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Fat Doesn't Mean Unhealthy: Obesity, Judgment, and Chicken McNuggets
Seventeen-year-old Stacey Irvine's Chicken McNuggets diet has driven her to the hospital. She's also (gasp!) thin.
Lifestyle
Does Banning Toys Make Fast Food Healthier?
With or without the promotional tie-in, most kids prefer french fries to apple slices.
Lifestyle
Have It Your Way: The Evolution of the Kids' Meal
Fast food restaurants attempt to make Happy Meals seem a little happier.
Lifestyle
The Drive-Through Middle Class: The Surprising Link Between Income and Fast-Food Eating
Middle-class families are more likely to eat fast food frequently than the poorest Americans.
Lifestyle
Should Burger King Do More Than Just Hint at Apple Fries?
Optimal defaults could change fast-food orders. Companies should go a step further and offer discounts for healthier choices.
Lifestyle
Is It Better to Provide Health Food or to Eliminate Junk Food?
When it comes to the fight against obesity, what's more important: access to healthy food or barriers to unhealthy food?
Lifestyle
"Organic" Foods Pack on the Pounds
We often think organic means fewer calories, and that's why we should institute mandatory calorie counting.
Lifestyle
Calorie Counting: When Nudge Comes to Shove
If we're serious about the obesity problem a gentle nudge, like providing calorie information, may not be enough.
Lifestyle
Calling All Canadians, Help Explain the McLobster
What McLobsters, McRibs, McCrab, McArabia, and the McLaks say about the regionalization of the homogenous McDonald's fast food chain.
Lifestyle
The World's Fastest Dinner Table
There is a furniture speed record, and it's been taken by a dinner table traveling at 113.8 miles per hour.
Lifestyle
Radical Rutgers Professor Maps Toxic Ads, Then Buys Billboards to Publish Her Results
Naa Oyo A. Kwate counts fast-food outlets, alcohol ads, and immune system markers to analyze the impact of the urban environment on our health.
Lifestyle
Dietary Supplements: Tuesday, February 1
Dietary Supplements is a daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Enjoy!
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: Panic In Aisle Five
Feedlots and chicken fried steak: James Reeves on the moral grey zone at the heart of his relationship with food.
News
Vote and Decide the Winner of Yoxi's Social Issue Competition to Reinvent Fast Food
Last day to vote for a winner!
Design
Feed Your Food Cart Fetish
Responses to the design challenge of creating a "fast" food truck for the 21st century.
News
Vote for the Best Solutions to Reinvent Fast Food in Yoxi's Social Issue Competition
Six teams are trying to solve the fast food dilemma. And today you can vote on which idea is best.
News
Vote for the Team That Will Reinvent Fast Food in Yoxi’s Social Issue Competition
Today you have the power to vote on the future of fast food. Right now, at Yoxi.tv, ten teams are facing the challenge: Reinvent Fast Food.
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How Do You Reinvent Fast Food? Yoxi Kicks Off Competition to Drive Social Change
The winning team gets $5,000 and could earn up to $40,000 through community support and matching funds. It's more than a prize; it's start-up funding.
